China News Service, Johannesburg, July 15th (Reporter Wang Xi) The South African Ministry of Health announced on the evening of the 15th that 12,757 new cases of new coronary pneumonia were diagnosed on the same day, thereby making the number of new cases of new coronary pneumonia in South Africa breaking 300,000 to 311,049.
South Africa also added 107 deaths on that day, bringing the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in South Africa to 4453. In addition, South Africa has cured a total of 160,693 cases of new pneumonia, and a total of 2,278,127 cases have been tested.
Regarding the current epidemic situation, South African Minister of Health Mukez said that 52 areas in South Africa are currently hot spots for the new coronary pneumonia epidemic. He previously pointed out that the hot spots in the South African epidemic are more than five infected people per 100,000 people, or areas where infections are growing rapidly. In May of this year, there were only 12 hot spots in South Africa. "The new coronary pneumonia epidemic is spreading. If anyone suspects the severity of the pandemic before, then it is time to realize the severity of the problem and attract enough attention." He said.
Earlier, South Africa's Minister of Justice and Corrections Ronald Lamora announced that it is illegal to wear masks in public places in South Africa, and those involved will be arrested.
The unemployment problem caused by the epidemic cannot be ignored either. A few days ago, an authoritative organization predicted that 400,000 to 1.5 million unemployed people would be generated in South Africa due to the epidemic. In this regard, South African President Ramaphosa said that with the continued impact of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, the country may face more unemployed. "But we will make every effort to ensure that the unemployed can get help from various government measures." (End)